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Seoul shares open 2.95% higher on U.S.-Iran peace talk hopes
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Seoul shares opened sharply higher on hopes for a second round of U.S.-Iran peace talks, tracking overnight Wall Street gains. The KOSPI added 175.80 points, or 2.95%, to 6,143.55 in the first 15 minutes of trading. It had risen 2.74% to close at 5,967.75 on Tuesday.
Tre veckor efter att Irans blockad av Hormuzsundet inleddes steg oljepriset ytterligare 8 procent till över 100 dollar per fat, efter att fredssamtalen mellan USA och Iran kollapsat och den amerikanska flottan infört en egen blockad för att begränsa iransk export. Upptrappningen förstärker oron för den globala försörjningen, och president Trump varnar för fortsatt höga bränslepriser fram till mellanårsvalen i november.
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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 6% higher for the week, snapping a six-week losing streak after a ceasefire between the US and Iran. Both indices rose 1.2% on Friday. Investors adopted a risk-on approach amid reduced volatility.
Iran's top military commander, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, has warned US President Donald Trump that a war with Tehran would serve as a valuable lesson for him. The statement responds to Trump's comments on potential regime change in Iran and the deployment of US aircraft carriers in the region. Tensions are rising amid ongoing nuclear diplomacy talks.